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1 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Makarios | 34111 | ||
Greetings fellow Forum Saints! Now here's a question that ANYONE (all 6,000 users) can reply to! Where are you located in the World? I'll start it off by providing my Username, followed by my City, State/Province and Country. This way, we can all learn where everyone is located, and we will gain a better perspective of the range of the Forum's Geography! Makarios - Walkerton, IN U.S.A. ! |
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2 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Curtnsally | 34263 | ||
Curt - Baltimore MD USA - Go Terps! | ||||||
3 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Norrie | 34438 | ||
Curt and Emmaus, what part of Baltimore? My mother is from Baltimore and I used to live there off and on. Mama grew up on Ashland Ave in St. Wensaslaus parish, not too far from Patterson Park. I loved Baltimore, it was different. I worked at Bethlehem Steel once. My aunt moved to Frederick tho so we go there now to visit, maybe an occas trip to Balto. when we come up. She still works there tho. | ||||||
4 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Curtnsally | 34447 | ||
I live on the north side of town in Lutherville. I have business operations on the east side of town not far from Patterson Park, and lot of folks who work with me live in that area. We also have a warehouse next to Beth Steel, which is really suffering right now... I'm sorry to say. Until they (the govt) do something about steel imports, Beth will have a tough time of it. Baltimore is a great town and we love living here. The politics are pretty weird, but other than that its a great place to raise kids. With Washington right down the road, we can shoot down to the Smithsonian on Sunday afternoons, or tour the monuments. And we don't have to live in DC! Weekends crabbing on the Chesapeake... can't beat it! Blessings Curt |
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5 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Norrie | 34488 | ||
Hi Curt, you mean Beth Steel is still in business? I thought they priced themselves out a long time ago. :) I was a temp. contractor, piping design. Usually we got paid a little more than perm. employees because that's all we get, no benefits but not there. I almost fell out when I heard what they were getting plus the benefits. Shoot, every so often, they'd get a 6 week vacation! One time I worked for the Beth Shipyard. One of the guys who used to be direct at Steel was there, I think he was phased out. I couldn't believe what the workers got either-no wonder companies go overseas! Fair pay is one thing but the unions were holding them up! One time I had an apt on Patterson Park Ave, overlooking the park. You could see all the way to Sparrows Point. Then out the back window you could see all the way downtown. It was just a dinky apt, bedroom, kit and bath but what a view!!! |
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6 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Curtnsally | 34493 | ||
Hi Norrie - Update: Beth Ship yard was sold a few years back, and has actually been doing ok on a very small scale. Beth Steel is in Chapter 11, but contnuing to operate. Unions and benefits were a large part of the problem, but subsidized steel from overseas is a big part of the problem as well. We destroyed most of the steel-making capability of Germany and Japan in WW II, and then helped them build more efficient plants afterward. This put us at a competitive disadvantage. In recent years, the former Soviet bloc countries have been selling every natural resource they possess to gain hard currency. This includes lumber, steel, aluminum and similar goods. I see this because I am in the logistics business, and we unload ship after ship of these goods. The reality is that US labor will not work for a wage as low as third world countries. In the past, our superior efficiency helped bridge that gap, but as other countries develop efficient manufacturing capabilities, the demand for low cost goods drives the production of those goods off shore. The US has become primarily a marketeer for products made overseas, and is also a large consuming market of those goods. Unions, particularly in Maryland, are still shooting themselves in the foot and driving manufacturing away from this state. I know exactly where you are talking about in Patterson Park. The high side of the park has a great view from ground level and I'm sure its even better from a second story window. Blessings Curt |
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7 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Norrie | 34514 | ||
Thanks for the update. :) I knew those people made way too much money and had way too great of benefits-wish I had that too. :) | ||||||